Heritage Acres
Heritage Acres is a museum you can visit in Central Saanich. 3 more places to visit are within 5 km. The site is in the hands of Saanich Historical Artifacts Society.
Museum in Central Saanich
Inside Central Saanich
Heritage Acres sits inside Central Saanich’s municipal boundary. Towns near it ↓
Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
A month-by-month guide
Afternoons in Central Saanich reach 18–23°C from May to September.
Heritage Acres
A short trip away is Saanich Pioneer Museum, 2.3 km off.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Saanich Historical Artifacts Society
- Town
- in Central Saanich
- Official site
- heritageacresbc.ca
Useful details
Heritage Acres at a glance
Orange marks Heritage Acres, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Central Saanich’s municipal boundary. · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Bases near Heritage Acres
In size, Saanich comes first of the 8, with 126,011 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.
- 1Central Saanich
- 2East Saanich 2
- 3Southern Gulf Islands
- 4North Saanich
- 5Saanich
- 6Sidney
- 7Highlands
- 8Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley
Central Saanich
East Saanich 2
Southern Gulf Islands
North Saanich
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Heritage Acres is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Saanich | It’s in town | 18,184 | 13 |
| East Saanich 2 | 200 m east of it | 1,962 | 4 |
| Southern Gulf Islands | 3.4 km northeast of it | 6,691 | 17 |
| North Saanich | 3.4 km north of it | 12,986 | 11 |
| Saanich | 3.4 km south of it | 126,011 | 54 |
| Sidney | 8.1 km northeast of it | 13,445 | 9 |
| Highlands | 10 km west of it | 2,753 | 5 |
| Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley | 14 km northwest of it | 5,156 | 4 |
After Heritage Acres
Around it, within 15 km, lie 4 museums, 2 attractions and an aquarium, among others.
MuseumBritish Columbia Aviation Museum6.8 km away3AquariumAquariumShaw Ocean Discovery Centre7.6 km away4
MuseumSidney Museum and Archives7.5 km away5AttractionAttractionVictoria Butterfly Gardens3.6 km away6MuseumMuseumCentre of the Universe7 km away7Art galleryArt galleryRed Art Gallery7.5 km away8AttractionAttractionMalahat Skywalk9.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Heritage Acres
Where is Heritage Acres?
You’ll find Heritage Acres in Central Saanich (British Columbia), within the town’s municipal boundary.
What is Heritage Acres?
Museum in Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada.
Who runs Heritage Acres?
Saanich Historical Artifacts Society.
When is the best time to visit Heritage Acres?
In Central Saanich, May to September are the warmest, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- British Columbia Aviation Museum: cliff1066, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Museum and Archives: Sidney Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).